Elsie
05-10-08, 20:55
Hi,
First of all i just want to say how happy i am that i have found this website!!
I have always been a worrier and quite sensitive but always felt quite sheltered by all the illness in the world up until Aug06 when my nan died.
From then till now I've 'had' bone cancer, leukemia, throat cancer, stomach cancer, bowel cancer and my new current worry is bladder cancer!!
My 'trigger' was my nan dying as she was the first person close to me to die and i was 28. At this point realised i was not immune to getting a serious illness and this is where my problems started.....:mad:
Before i was put on citalopram i spent most of the day worrying about the slightest physical symptom i experienced and went from nothing to terminal in the space of minutes. The process is so draining and really puts a hold on your life!
I am currently attending person centred counselling which is really helping whilst trying to wean myself of the anti d's as the side effects are no help to anyone with a health anxiety.
Apologies for going on a bit just feels good to get this off my chest as this isn't something you can speak to just anyone about as they simply just don't understand.
Arr thats much better!
Thanks for listening to everyone that hadn't got bored half way through :blush:
Elsie.
First of all i just want to say how happy i am that i have found this website!!
I have always been a worrier and quite sensitive but always felt quite sheltered by all the illness in the world up until Aug06 when my nan died.
From then till now I've 'had' bone cancer, leukemia, throat cancer, stomach cancer, bowel cancer and my new current worry is bladder cancer!!
My 'trigger' was my nan dying as she was the first person close to me to die and i was 28. At this point realised i was not immune to getting a serious illness and this is where my problems started.....:mad:
Before i was put on citalopram i spent most of the day worrying about the slightest physical symptom i experienced and went from nothing to terminal in the space of minutes. The process is so draining and really puts a hold on your life!
I am currently attending person centred counselling which is really helping whilst trying to wean myself of the anti d's as the side effects are no help to anyone with a health anxiety.
Apologies for going on a bit just feels good to get this off my chest as this isn't something you can speak to just anyone about as they simply just don't understand.
Arr thats much better!
Thanks for listening to everyone that hadn't got bored half way through :blush:
Elsie.